3/14/11 – Sick Toddler

Well, the morning started off very chaotic in our household. Amelia spent about half the night in her bassinet for the first time in weeks, so that was exciting. I woke up, showered and started about my day like normal…as I set myself up out on the couch to pump and do my makeup, Christian woke up and informed me that Olivia had thrown up all over her crib last night. My heart sank…I couldn’t believe it. She has never thrown up before. At this point, all I could do was picture her, alone in her crib, scared, sick with no idea what was happening. I felt so horrible at that point, helpless. I wanted to run in, grab her and hold her. Once I was finished getting ready for work, we got the girls up and ready, like usual. I quickly removed all of her bedding and threw it in the washer to soak all day. We decided to send the girls to his parents’ house like usual, and see how it goes. It’s easy enough for me to leave work if need be.

I guess we know why she wouldn’t eat last night. It’s frustrating because sick or not, she’ll play and run around and act like nothing is bothering her. Other than refusing to eat, we would never have known anything was wrong with her. Our tough little cookie is a little too tough for her own good!!

Well, around lunch time my mother in law decided it would be best for me to come get her, bring her home and rest. So, I quickly finished up some work and was on my way. Stopped at Target to pick up a little care package of children’s tums, sprite, pedialite and graham crackers. We arrived home, and laid in my bed together for a while. She never really ended up taking a nap, but I did get her to eat some crackers, d rink her pedialite and eventually eat some applesauce as well. She started getting more energy as the night went on, but she also got crabbier as the night went on, so I think she was pretty tired at the same time. Christian still wasn’t feeling too well today either, so he didn’t eat any dinner…I was able to pig out all by myself! I managed to get a few loads of laundry done, whipped up some more banacado for Amelia and remade Olivia’s crib (thank god for powerful baby detergent and Oxy Clean!). Christian gave Olivia a bath and they sat on the couch together for a while, I gave Amelia her bath and put her down. Hopefully I’ll get her to stay in her bassinet all night tonight…Christian has exclaimed that he wants his bed back, so I don’t think she’ll have much choice!

Here’s hoping for a happier and healthier tomorrow! Here’s a picture of our little trooper!